Definitions for: Ignominy

[n] a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

Webster (1913) Definition: Ig"no*min*y, n.; pl. Ignominies. [L. ignominia
ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not +
nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See In- not, and Name.]
1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.

Their generals have been received with honor after
their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
--Addison.

Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
--Rambler.

Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made
dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is
made honorable by the Common wealth. --Hobbes.

2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.

Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.

Synonyms: disgrace, shame

See Also: dishonor, dishonour, humiliation, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach

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